Baked Chicken Thigh Calories

Some people think that chicken thighs are too fatty, especially when eaten with the skin on. This is quite true as the calories in baked chicken thigh is always going to be higher if you eat the skin. Nevertheless, you can enjoy the same benefits of skinless chicken thighs even when you bake them with the skin on. The important thing here is to remove the skin before eating.

Below is a quick guide on baked chicken thigh calories which is by no means 100% accurate as they are many other things that can affect the final calorie count of a chicken thigh.

• Chicken thigh with skin, 92 calories
• Skinless chicken thigh, 66 calories

Since chicken thighs are more fatty than chicken breasts, they are generally harder to dry out as a result of over-baking. Nevertheless, as long as you remove the skin before serving, they are still as healthy as skinless chicken breasts.